diff --git a/planetstack/core/plus/views.py b/planetstack/core/plus/views.py
index 6ff6d9e..74222b0 100644
--- a/planetstack/core/plus/views.py
+++ b/planetstack/core/plus/views.py
@@ -351,11 +351,11 @@
 
     for key in sliverList:
         if count>0:
-            sliver = Sliver.objects.filter(name=key)
+            sliver = Sliver.objects.filter(name=key)[0]
             sliver.delete()
             print "deleting sliver",sliverList[key],"at node",sliver.node.name
             count=count-1
-            sitesChanged[node.site.name] = sitesChanged.get(node.site.name,0) - 1
+            sitesChanged[sliver.node.site.name] = sitesChanged.get(sliver.node.site.name,0) - 1
 
     return sitesChanged